I wish to draw the attention of the Minister to interesting reports in The Independent and The Guardian because there is a debate taking place on this subject across the water. An environmental directive will come into force in 2005 which will cut dioxin emissions from incinerators. I presume any incinerator built under regional auspices here will reach those high standards and fully conform to EU directives. The British Environment Minister, Michael Meacher is quoted in The Guardian on 17 January 2003 as saying that "Dioxins are very nasty, but these are incredibly low levels . Even so the government is anxious that the numbers are reduced as much as possible." A number of incinerators will simply be closed because they do not meet the standards. The Minister and the Department of the Environment and Local Government should look seriously into this matter and have discussions with their British counterparts.